United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS), a Karbi outfit currently in cease fire with the Centre, has clarified that it has neither issued any dealership or authorised any person/s to collect money/taxes on its behalf from businessmen in Dimapur. UPDS finance secretary Kirdap Kathar in a statement, asked public to beware of such unscrupulous elements. Kathar issued the information in the wake of reports reaching the UPDS that certain elements were collecting money/taxes from essential goods, transporters and businessmen in Dimapur on its behalf by claiming to have leased dealership from UPDS. Denying any such arrangement, directly or indirectly, the UPDS declared such claims as “null and void.”